LOS ANGELES — Some movie fans started their Thursday morning on a sad note, as The Academy overlooked their favorite actors, directors and films for Oscar nods.

Among the most notable snubs during the 87th Academy Awards nominations ceremony — coincidentally held on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday — were Selma director Ava Duvernay and actor David Oyelowo, who portrayed King in the heralded historical drama about the 1965 voting rights marches led by MLK.

These are the people and flicks Oscar voters ignored (*cue sad face and angry fists*).

2015 Oscar snubs

1. Amy Adams (Big Eyes) for Best Actress

After winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical this year, Amy Adams' snub is a bit of a surprise. No nominee from that comedy category is nominated for an Academy Award (the Oscars combines the drama and comedy categories, unlike the Golden Globes). Note: Julianne Moore is nominated for Still Alice, not Maps to the Stars.

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2. David Oyelowo (Selma) for Best Actor

Despite glowing reviews and an anticipated Oscar nod, David Oyelowo, who portrays Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, was left out of the Best Actor category filled instead by Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation GameBirdman) and Golden Globe winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything). Oyelowo would have been a glimmer of diversity in an otherwise white-washed field of nominees in every acting category, but alas, The Academy failed to recognize his work.

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3. Jennifer Aniston (Cake) for Best Actress

The snub of Jennifer Aniston, who delivers a dramatic performance as a chronic-pain sufferer in Cake, paved the way for the unexpected Best Actress nomination for Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night). Aniston lost to Julianne Moore at the Golden Globes, but she has one more chance to take home some shiny hardware at the upcoming SAG Awards.

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4. Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) for Best Actor

Bradley Cooper's surprise Best Actor nod for American Sniper not only knocked out Selma's David Oyelowo, it also prevented Jake Gyllenhaal from snagging a nomination for his role as an ambitiously lanky crime journalist in Nightcrawler.

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5. Lana Del Rey (Big Eyes) for Best Song

Lana Del Rey lost her chance to follow in the chilly footsteps of Frozen's "Let It Go," last year's Best Original Song winner. She had two songs in Big Eyes -- "I Can Fly" and "Big Eyes" -- entered in the category but was left out in the cold, while songs from The Lego Movie, Selma, Beyond the Lights, Glen Campbell and Begin Again sit warmly in the nominees' nest.

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6. The Lego Movie for Best Animated Feature

While "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie was nominated for Best Original Song, the explosively hilarious film itself didn't make the cut for Best Animated Feature. Nominated for a Golden Globe, the film lost to How to Train Your Dragon 2 last week. This snub sparked a slew of sad reactions on Twitter and a clever Lego response from director Phil Lord.

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7. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross (Gone Girl) for Best Score

The odds of Gone Girl composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross earning an Oscar nom for Best Original Score were high, but in the end, their chances of winning are gone, gone, gone. The much-hyped score from director David Fincher's triller fell short of a nod in this category to Interstellar, The Imitation Game, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Mr. Turner and The Theory of Everything.

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8. David Fincher (Gone Girl) for Best Director

Speaking of David Fincher, the Oscar darling -- known for such non-nominated movies as Seven, Fight Club and Zodiac -- got no love this year for Gone Girl in the directing field. He previously shined as a nominee with The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button yet the votes went missing to return to the directors race this year.

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9. Ava Duvernay (Selma) for Best Director

This was the year many people expected a black female director to be a Best Director nominee for the first time ever. Ava Duvernay, who helmed the historical drama Selma, nearly made history until The Academy left her off the shortlist of male-dominated contenders.

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10. Baby Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy ) for Best Supporting Actor

Why? Well, because Baby Groot put the biggest smile on your face in the shortest amount of time out of any character this year. Hands down.

2. What is in its hands?

3. Are they all the same?

No. The academy has awarded nearly 3,000 Oscar statuettes since 1929, but they all have different numbers emblazoned on them.

4. Why so naked?

Original academy member Cedric Gibbons designed the statuette. He had director, screenwriter and actor Emilio Fernandez pose nude to inspire the Oscar design. George Stanley sculpted it.

5. When was the statuette born?

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave out the first statuette in 1929. Back then, it was only referred to as the academy Award of Merit. Now, it primarily goes by its nickname: Oscar. The academy officially adopted the nickname in 1939.

6. Who makes them?

R. S. Owens and Company manufatures the statuettes in Chicago. The academy says it takes three to four weeks to create 50 Oscars.

7. What are they made of?

Original statuettes were gold-plated solid bronze, but now gold-plated britannia metal has replaced the bronze.

8. What else has changed?

The base size changed several times from 1929 to 1945. The base size has remained unchanged since 1945.

9. Who won the first statuette?

The academy handed the first statuette in 1929 to Emil Jannings, who won Best Actor for The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh.

10. Is it heavy?

The 13-and-half-inch Oscar is heavier than it appears, weighing 8.5 pounds.

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